Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yui Susaki, who had won 24 international tournaments in a row and was undefeated in her 94 matches against foreign wrestlers, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in the first round of the women’s 50-kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Games.
When the buzzer ended the match, Susaki, 25, was on her knees and unable to move, her eyes fixated on the mat.
The Paris crowd was dumbfounded.